ADP ALTERNATIVE
Every other ADP alternative is just another subscription.
Stop waiting on a rep who never calls back. Build payroll and HR software that answers to you — because you own it.
No per-seat fees, ever
Your code and data, fully yours
Up to 70% less than your software bill
BUILT FOR YOUR HR TEAM
THE PROBLEM
You're not alone.
If you searched "ADP alternative," you already know what it's like to run HR on someone else's terms.
“Our payroll rep is unresponsive, we frequently receive SUI tax notices… we have cases that have been open for 5+ months and I constantly have to follow up.”
“ADP TotalSource is notorious for poor service - you're not alone there.”
“HRIS Analyst here… implementation was awful, support has been awful… nickle and dime you for every little thing.”
“ADP PEO will not allow you to carry your own benefits and still remain on the PEO. You are a bit stuck with them.”
“Sounds like you're going to take a lot of hits when ADP is the company that should have known this.”
“So we've had to go through the whole implementation process all over… ADP has without a doubt been the absolute worst.”
“Our payroll rep is unresponsive, we frequently receive SUI tax notices… we have cases that have been open for 5+ months and I constantly have to follow up.”
“ADP TotalSource is notorious for poor service - you're not alone there.”
“HRIS Analyst here… implementation was awful, support has been awful… nickle and dime you for every little thing.”
“ADP PEO will not allow you to carry your own benefits and still remain on the PEO. You are a bit stuck with them.”
“Sounds like you're going to take a lot of hits when ADP is the company that should have known this.”
“So we've had to go through the whole implementation process all over… ADP has without a doubt been the absolute worst.”
“Our payroll rep is unresponsive, we frequently receive SUI tax notices… we have cases that have been open for 5+ months and I constantly have to follow up.”
“ADP TotalSource is notorious for poor service - you're not alone there.”
“HRIS Analyst here… implementation was awful, support has been awful… nickle and dime you for every little thing.”
“ADP PEO will not allow you to carry your own benefits and still remain on the PEO. You are a bit stuck with them.”
“Sounds like you're going to take a lot of hits when ADP is the company that should have known this.”
“So we've had to go through the whole implementation process all over… ADP has without a doubt been the absolute worst.”
“Our payroll rep is unresponsive, we frequently receive SUI tax notices… we have cases that have been open for 5+ months and I constantly have to follow up.”
“ADP TotalSource is notorious for poor service - you're not alone there.”
“HRIS Analyst here… implementation was awful, support has been awful… nickle and dime you for every little thing.”
“ADP PEO will not allow you to carry your own benefits and still remain on the PEO. You are a bit stuck with them.”
“Sounds like you're going to take a lot of hits when ADP is the company that should have known this.”
“So we've had to go through the whole implementation process all over… ADP has without a doubt been the absolute worst.”
An unresponsive rep
You wait days to fix a payroll problem you didn't cause.
Compliance lands on you
A missed flag becomes your back taxes and penalties, not ADP's.
Rates you can't see into
Your renewal climbs, and you never see the number behind it.
THE SHIFT
Renting ADP vs. owning your HR stack.
No unresponsive rep. No mystery rate hikes. Just payroll and HR that answer to you.
Old model — Renting ADP- ADP hands you an unresponsive rep and a case number.
- ADP's PEO bundle can jump 25% at renewal, and you have no say in the number.
- ADP's account structure is rigid — need to add a W-2 employee to a 1099-only account? Start over.
- ADP's compliance gaps become your problem — tax notices and audits land on your desk, not theirs.
New model — Founding.dev
- You own everything — code, data, and infrastructure
- One flat price. No per-seat.
- Change how it works anytime
- Bank-level security, built in.
- We build it, and we can run it for you, too
HOW IT WORKS
A proven head start, then it's yours.
Real engineering behind it. Your choice: hands-on or done-for-you.
Start from the right base
Start from a proven template with ADP's core features — one of ours, a proven open-source base, or built from scratch. An expert-built head start, not a blank page.
Make it yours
Customize it to your exact workflow — build the features yourself in plain English, or hand it to our engineering team. Either way you get engineering support along the way.
Own it for good
The finished software is yours — code, data, and a setup built around your workflow. Customize it anytime, and we can keep it running for you.
BUILT FOR HOW YOUR HR TEAM WORKS
Shaped around how your team runs HR.
Multi-state small business
The multi-state small business running payroll alone.
Stuck in a PEO
The HR lead stuck in an unresponsive PEO relationship.
More than payroll
The team that needs more than payroll, without paying for a bundle they don't use.
ADP alternative — your questions, answered.
MORE ALTERNATIVES
Other tools you can own instead.
STOP RENTING. START OWNING.
Own your HR stack.
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